The city of Ann Arbor has announced that the Argo Dam embankment trail and the Mill Race will close Monday through Thursday starting on Tuesday, Sept. 7 for the removal of nearly 100 dead or dying trees on the headrace embankment. Every Friday through Sunday these areas will reopen to the public for canoeing and use of the border-to-border trail until the project is complete. The work is being done as part of a consent agreement between the city and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment, related to the repair of Argo Dam. [Source]

MICATS (Michigan Coalition Against Tar Sands) is reporting that two of its protesters have been arrested for locking their necks with bicycle U-locks to pipeline construction trucks being used for the Enbridge Line 6B pipeline expansion. [Source]

In a roundup of the lineup for the Aug. 5, 2014 primary elections, we overstated by one year Ward 5 councilmember Chuck Warpehoski’s length of service as a council representative on the city’s environmental commission. He served in that capacity during his first year on the council. We note the error here and have corrected the original article.